Rafael Marquez has evened the series in his fourth encounter with Israel Vazquez. On Saturday Night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and Live on TV through SHOWTIME, Marquez stopped Vazquez in round 3.

With a powerful punch, Marquez first opened a decent sized cut over

Vazquez's left eye in the opening round. Near the start of the 3rd round, Marquez made Vazquez go down to one knee shortly after another open cut near Vazquez's right eye (due to a head-butt).

The fight would not make it past the 3rd round as Marquez had Vazquez on the ropes and hammered away with punches. Referee Raul Caiz Jr. stepped in and stopped the fight at 1:33.

With the victory, Marquez's professional record improves to 39-5, 35 knockouts, while Vazquez's professional record drops to 44-5.